January 17, 2014

Now who's for an ice cream sundae? Chances are there would be a big show of hands in reply to that question! The truth is that the good old fashioned ice cream sundae, which first became popular in Britain in the 1930's with the Knickerbocker Glory, is never likely to wain in popularity. In fact, if anything it is increasing in popularity Not only is ice cream a perennial favourite for many people but ice cream parlours are becoming ever more adventurous with what they offer.

The photo above is a great example of a 'themed' ice cream sundae. Taking its name from the famous round the world yacht race the Vendee Glob. I just love the wave effect achieved with a simple piece of meringue!

The next photo is a sundae which is very simple to make but looks
incredibly colourful and delicious.

Pistachio, Hazelnut & Vanilla Ice Cream Sundae

It's just 3 scoops of different
flavoured ice cream - vanilla, hazelnut and pistchio (left to right as
you look at the photo) with whipped cream and chocolate sauce and a
little piece of meringue on top. The bright pink paper balloon shape
stick decoration just adds that extra 'je ne sais quoi' - appropriate to
use that description as I ordered this sundae in a French ice cream
parlour! Oooh lala!

If you love ice cream sundaes there's a great new Sundae Community on Google+. Join it today and share the passion :)